Turns out, even Taylor Swift isn't immune to a trademark dispute—and the person suing her might just have a case.
A professional Las Vegas showgirl named Maren Flagg, who performs under the name Maren Wade, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Swift over her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Wade claims she has spent the past decade building her brand around "Confessions of a Showgirl"—a column she began writing for the Las Vegas Weekly in 2014, which she later expanded into a live show and touring production. She trademarked the phrase in 2015.
According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Rolling Stone on Monday, March 30, Wade argued that the similarity between her mark and Swift's album title is hard to miss. The suit reads, "Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression. Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers."
And the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appears to agree—at least partially. Swift's team filed a trademark application for The Life of a Showgirl last August, but in November the office issued a partial refusal citing a likelihood of confusion with Wade's existing mark. Swift's application has since been suspended, with the refusal expected to be made final once proceedings resume. Despite all of this, Wade's lawsuit claims Swift's team never sought her consent and has continued using the mark commercially.
There's a twist, though. A scroll through Wade's social media tells a different story about her initial reaction. Her Instagram was filled with posts using Swift's music and the hashtag #LifeOfAShowgirl, and a podcast cover she teased last summer even featured a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift's album art. But Wade has been silent on social media since October.
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Her attorney gave the outlet the following statement: "Maren spent more than a decade building Confessions of a Showgirl. She registered it. She earned it. When Taylor Swift's team applied to register The Life of a Showgirl, the Trademark Office refused, finding Swift's mark confusingly similar. We have great respect for Swift's talent and success, but trademark law exists to ensure that creators at all levels can protect what they've built. That's what this case is about."
It's been a busy stretch for Swift off the legal pages too. Just this past weekend, she was spotted at Paul McCartney's show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, where she narrowly avoided a run-in with ex-boyfriend John Mayer by slipping out through a separate exit. The two were romantically linked in 2009—when Swift was 19 and Mayer was 32—and Swift reportedly wrote "Dear John" about the relationship.
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